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晦

晦: dark

dark; last day of month
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Readings

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つごもり・くらい・みそか・くらむ

In 晦日/大晦日 it reads みそか (month's last day); 晦ます is くらます (to hide, disappear).

Key words

大晦日おおみそかNew Year's Eve
晦日みそかlast day of the month
晦ますくらますto hide; to vanish
晦渋かいじゅうobscure; hard to follow
韜晦とうかいconcealing one's talents

Example sentences

On New Year's Eve, the whole family eats toshikoshi soba together.

The culprit apparently disappeared during the night.

This philosophy book is so obscurely written that I struggled to read it through.

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